Make every bit of storage space count
There’s often much more storage space in your home than you think – even in small spaces. It just takes a little out-of-the-box thinking. Check out these 15 ideas for creating more storage in your small spaces.
Behind-the-door shelves
The space behind a door is a storage spot that’s often overlooked. Build a set of shallow shelves and mount it to the wall behind your laundry room door. The materials are inexpensive. Measure the distance between the door hinge and the wall and subtract 3cm. This is the maximum depth of the shelves. We used 19x89mms for the sides, top and shelves. Screw the sides to the top. Then screw three 19×45mm hanging strips to the sides: one top and bottom and one centred. Nail metal shelf standards to the sides. Complete the shelves by nailing a 19×45mm trim piece to the sides and top. The 19×45mm dresses up the shelf unit and keeps the shelves from falling off the shelf clips.
Locate the studs. Drill clearance holes and screw the shelves to the studs with 6cm wood screws. Put a rubber bumper on the frame to protect the door.
Install a shelf and clothes rod
This laundry room hanging rod project will save you hours of ironing and organising. Now you can hang up your shirts and jackets as soon as they’re out of the dryer – no more wrinkled shirts at the bottom of the basket. You’ll also gain an out-of-the-way upper shelf to store all sorts of odds and ends.
Just go to a hardware store and get standard closet rod brackets, a closet rod and a precut 30cm deep melamine shelf. Also, pick up some drywall anchors, or if you have concrete, some plastic anchors and a corresponding masonry bit. Fasten shelves to the wall and add the closet rod for instant laundry room storage.